EBooks in Education -- WCSD 2011 Technology Academy

Downloadable eBooks

Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/
Project Gutenberg offers over 36,000 free ebooks to download to your PC, Kindle, iPad, iPhone, Android or other portable device. Choose between ePub, Kindle, HTML and simple text formats.

Google Books
http://books.google.com/books
Can limit search to Google eBooks only in the advanced book search.

Internet Archive
http://www.archive.org/
An internet library that offers permanent access for researchers, historians, scholars, people with disabilities, and the general public to historical collections that exist in digital format.

eBooks and Audio Books from the Public Library
http://dbooks.wplc.info/36D368EA-70FE-45CA-90E2-E16B5967C171/10/355/en/default.htm
Look for "Currently Available" eBooks and audio books if you want something right away. Otherwise, there is an option to place a hold on items that are out; users will be notified by email when the item becomes available.

Online eBooks (Free)

Storyline Online
http://storylineonline.net/
A selection of well-known books read by celebrities. Sponsored by the Screen Actors Guild.

International Children's Digital Library 
http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
Books in many languages from all over the world. Can search by category, language, age group. Excellent resource for world language and social studies.

Bookshare -- Books without Barriers
http://www.bookshare.org/
For readers with special needs.

Online eBooks (Cost)

Tumblebooks
http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/about_tumblebooks.asp

Bookflix -- Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/bookflixfreetrial/index.htm  

One More Story
http://www.onemorestory.com/

Big Universe Learning
http://www.biguniverse.com/
 

EBook Forums

EduKindle
http://www.edukindle.com/
EBook Educators Group
http://edukindle.ning.com/

eReader Resources
http://www.only2clicks.com/pages/bjhs/395807

dReaders in the Classroom Wiki
http://ereadersintheclassroom.wikispaces.com/

Articles on eReading and Education

Article: Active Reading: Using Kindle to Engage Learners
http://edukindle.ning.com/profiles/blogs/active-reading-using-kindle-to

Tech & Learning:  Pocketbooks
http://techlearning.com/article/35430

E-Readers Catch Younger Eyes and Go in Backpacks -- New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/05/books/05ebooks.html?_r=3&src=me&ref=general
 

Download APPS

Amazon Kindle APPS
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_ipad_mkt_lnd?docId=1000493771

Barnes & Noble Nook APPS
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/free-nook-apps/379002321/

OverDrive Media Console
http://www.overdrive.com/software/omc/

Adobe Digital Editions
http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/